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07.11.08

Transfer Huge Files Online Fast And Free

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If this problem hasn’t hit you yet… it will.

With the ever-increasing popularity of sharing home-videos, mp3 audios, and other large files online, actually transferring those files to your customers, friends, and family presents a problem.

Most email systems limit the size of the files you can send, and often completely restrict some file types, such as .exe, from passing through their email servers.

Most computer geeks say, “Just ftp it to your server and I’ll download it from the Web.”

Unfortunately, that solution often proves too much of a hassle, and actually rates impossible for those without ftp access to a website and the knowledge to use it.

To solve this problem, a new breed of website file transfer service has emerged to help the technically or time-challenged masses share their huge files online.

** http://www.YouSendIt.com **

I discovered this website as most people discover new sites, I saw someone else using it.

A friend wanted to send me a 10MB “zip” file while he traveled from San Francisco to Boise.

He couldn’t use his ftp program to upload it to the Web, and his ISP wouldn’t let him send such a huge file.

So, he logged on to www.yousendit.com and completed a 4-step process.

(1) He entered my email address, (2) chose the file he wanted to send by browsing his hard drive, (3) entered his email and typed in a brief message, and (4) clicked the “send” button.

The service uploaded the file to the web and sent me an email message with a link to download the file from their website.

After I downloaded the file, I clicked a link to delete the file from their server.

If I didn’t bother to click that link, the server would automatically delete the file after 7 days.

A few things make this service unique.

First, it allows you to send files without forcing you to register as a user; it’s totally anonymous.

Second, it allows you to send up to a 1 gigabyte file.

This enables you to send virtually anything you can think of to anyone with an email address and Internet connection.

The site appears to make its money from advertising revenue generated by popup ads and Google AdSense (where they earn a commission every time someone clicks a link).

Third, like Hotmail.com did when first starting out, YouSendIt.com encourages message recipients to turn around and use the service to send files to their friends.

This “viral marketing” effect should help them spread the word quickly without a huge marketing budget.

** http://www.DropLoad.com **

DropLoad.com also enables users to send large files, though they restrict file sizes to 100 MB.

However, DropLoad.com offers one extra feature lacking in YouSendIt: delivery confirmation.

Dropload enables you to know when the person you sent the file to actually clicks the link to download the file.

This cuts down on the “I never got the file” claims and acts like the Post Office making them sign for registered mail.

You can’t prove they read it, but you can prove they received it.

DropLoad.com does require you to register for a username and password, but the service is free.

Overall, both services do an excellent job of solving a growing problem for a huge audience worldwide.

Also, if you sell information products customers download from the Internet, the link expiration and confirmation features can come in handy (such as giving out free samples or preview copies to potential joint venture partners).

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06.12.08

Winclear :View Internet History

Posted in Business Performance, Shoppers Advice at 11:02 am by

Spyware Doctor also has an OnGuard system that effectively immunizes and protects your system against hundreds of online privacy threats even while you work. The Spyware Doctor allows you to perform fast scanning and detection at Windows start-up so that you will be alerted with a list of the potential threats identified and provides spyware blocking features to give you continuous protection. Quality depends and so does the price.

Anti-Spyware Spyware is nasty as it collects information from you without your consent. Different programs offer different features and some are more powerful than others, but you should definitely be utilizing some type on your system. Data loggers, key loggers are just a few programs which harvest info from your computer. Winclear is the only program created specially to auto remove such spywares. If you clicked on the link and went to a fake e-gold site and entered your e-gold account information along with your email account information your account could have been compromised without malicious software being installed on your computer. That is why every computer owner needs winclear.

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However, just like a coin, the Internet has two sides. This cyber world can also be used by sexual predators, cheating spouses and unscrupulous employees to promulgate their illegal or malevolent activities. Thus, we ought to do something to help ensure that our children, employees and spouses only make use of the Internet positively. Winclear is the only software which is capable of removing keylogger programs. This no. Winclear has been the industry leader in fighting keyloggers for the last 8 years.

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Sites of this kind are used solely to steal users’ passwords PIN numbers SSNs and other confidential information. That is the reason why you need Winclear installed onto your computer. As soon as these details have been entered an error page appears; it tells the user that the transaction has been unsuccessful and offers instructions on how to pay for the ticket by postal money order. Protect your computer security by using Winclear! More about Winclear here: http://www.winclear.info.

06.11.08

Flip-Flops In The White House: A Parable For Contracting Failure

Posted in Business Performance at 6:00 am by

Why Successful Government Contractors Never “Wear Flip-Flops”

A photo of Northwestern University’s national championship women’s lacrosse team, taken during the athletes’ recent visit to the White House, shows most of the nine women in the front row wearing flip-flop sandals along with their dresses and skirts. This created a flip-flop flap.

The entire flip-flop flap is based upon presenting oneself in the appropriate manner to suit the audience. Yes, the young women were inexperienced in dressing to meet the President, but their mistake was in using their own judgment based upon acceptable dress in situations they normally experience. They failed to look at the acceptable dress from the point of having an audience with the President of the United States at the White House.

What can flip-flops (the shoes, not the political posturing) possibly have to do with government procurement contracting practices? And how do they relate to failure at procurement contracting?

Everyday, businesses large and small, well-established and brand new, try to open the door to doing business with the government, but they are in reality “wearing flip-flops.” The successful contractors have understood what is appropriate and what is not. When government procurement personnel and end-users see how the company presents itself, they make a snap decision to open or shut the door, literally and figuratively.

What are some of the specific situations that will slam the door right in your face?

Let’s take a look at common situations and how they rate in the flip-flop rating system below. While this is a light-hearted look, the message cannot be more serious. Pay attention or risk closing the door on yourself!

Rating system:

3 flip-flops:

The worst you can do. Essentially guarantees you failure at government contracting.

2 flip-flops:

Claiming ignorance is no excuse, you must react quickly to turn this around.

1 flip-flop:

Irritating but forgivable.

3 Flip-flops: The worst you can do. Essentially guarantees you failure at government contracting.

    You have no web site.
    Your web site is “under construction”.
    Your email is @hotmail, gmail or some other free service.
    You do not clearly understand how the agency’s mission is related to your products or services.
    Your Capability Statement or Statement of Core Competencies is 30 pages of self-congratulations.

    Your bid package or proposal is on time but incomplete.

    You think the contracting officer does not know the best solution, so you propose something outside the scope of the bid.

    You send unsolicited faxes.

    You send out mass emails to purchased lists.

    You expect the procurement officer to give you special attention or information.

    You complete the bid package after the due date.

    You make demanding phone calls.

    You send “free samples” or other items to your prospects exceeding the accepted dollar value.

2 flip-flops: Claiming ignorance is no excuse, you must react quickly to turn this around.

    Your web site has no mention of your government contracting expertise or focus.
    Your web site has flash animation on the home page.
    Your email name is not business-oriented. Ex: hotfrank@something.com or shadylady@somethingelse.com.
    Your email is at a non-business domain (@comcast, @netscape, @earthlink).
    Your domain name bears no relation to your business name.
    Your Capability Statement is not specifically geared toward the agencies specific needs.
    Your Capability Statement includes outdated information.
    You have an AOL email account, period.
    You expect the Small or Minority Business Liaison to do your work for you.
    You expect respect and trust right away, without taking the time and effort to build a relationship based on experience and dedication.
    You bid low in order to get the work while hoping to make up for it on other jobs.
    Now that you have the certification (8a, SDVOB, etc) you expect business to fall into your lap.
    Now that you have a GSA Schedule, you expect instant contracts.
    You push your “certification” before establishing the fact that you can help that buyer or agency with their mission.

1 flip-flop: Irritating but forgivable

    Your web site one and only page is very, very long.
    Your web site uses American flags and other symbols inappropriately.
    You leave repeated phone calls, showing your irritation when you do not get an immediate call back.
    You jump right into a pitch as soon as a live person answers the phone without asking if they are the person to whom you should be speaking.
    You send one direct mail piece to lots of people and expect to get immediate orders.
    You apply the same processes used in the corporate market to the government market.

If you see yourself committing any of these mistakes, you can mitigate the damage by making immediate changes to your current strategies. Learn from your mistakes, turn them around and plan for future contracting success.

Gloria Berthold is president of TargetGov. She is one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women, an Innovator of the Year Award Winner, a national speaker, educator and an expert on effective government marketing strategies and tactics. She can be reached at info@targetgov.com, http://www.targetgov.com or 866-579-1346.

06.08.08

WinThatLotto.com Free online Lotto Wheels allow you to cover maximum numbers in minimum tickets in j

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The WinThatLotto FREE number wheeling system allows you to cover more than 6 numbers each time you play! Minimum lottery tickets and maximum wins! Try it NOW! The reason you find it so hard to win any lottery prize is that you are restricted to 6 numbers (or thereabouts!). Imagine how many more wins you would get if you could play 10 numbers, or 12, or even 15 at a time! That’s exactly what lotto wheels do. They allow you to choose a big set of numbers (e.g. your 15 favorite numbers!) and automatically combine them to produce a small number of tickets that nevertheless guarantee you a win of some kind IF you get the drawn numbers anywhere in your big set of favorites.

Lotto wheels, of course, are usually very expensive, because they allow you to massively change the odds in your favor, and involve downloading software, and all that nonsense. Not any more! Win That Lotto’s free lottery wheeling system is online, and ready for you to play, and is about as simple to use as it is possible to get. It doesn’t cost anything, has only 2 simple steps, and as they say could make YOU a winner today.

So how do you use it? Simple. Just go to www.winthatlot to.com/lottowheels.asp and select the lottery wheel that suits you (under ‘Step 1′, on the right). The plans are labeled by how many numbers they cover, and how many lotto tickets you will have to buy in order to use it. Generally, you will want to choose a lotto wheel that suits your pocket, such as the first lottery wheel plan that allows you to cover 8 numbers (instead of the usual 6!) in just 4 tickets. The guarantee is show above the ’step 2′ image in the center of the page. In this case, if you manage to catch 3 numbers in the draw ANYWHERE within your 8 numbers, at least one of your tickets will have that line of 3, so you will win something. Other plans can involve you in buying up to 18 tickets, and cover up to 15 numbers for you, with guarantees all the way up to 5 ball lines!

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05.26.08

An Easy Money-Making Project

Posted in Business Performance at 12:36 pm by

Here’s an easy-to-do and quick money making project for you:

My 18 year old son’s been making about $80-$150 a week for 1
hour worth of work. If you put more into it you could probably
do better, but he’s involved in other things- so he does this
just for extra money and pocket change:

Amazon.com now let’s you easily list used books, CD’s etc on
their web site. The results come up right when anyone searches
their site for new books and CD’s.

If you search on anything you are interested in, there’s a box
below the listing that says, “Already Own This Item?-I have one
to sell: Sell Yours Here”

It takes about 30 minutes for him to list about 25 titles a
week. The other 30 minutes are taken up packing and shipping the
books sold. The listing process on Amazon is incredibly easy.

Of the 25 titles he lists, he sells 10-15 for an average profit
of $8-$10 each. Newer books on business, computers and the
Internet sell best.

The secret is in buying books cheap enough to make a profit.
Used bookstores in my area are great for books in the $4-$5
range you can sell for $15-$20 each –if they are in good
condition. You can also get really great books at yard sales for
.50 to $2.00 that will easily sell for $10-$20 or more!

When you’re selling used books, “condition” is everything.

Pay very close attention to the spine (that it’s not bent,
cracked or separating from the book) and make sure there are no
pen or pencil marks in the book and very few ‘dog-eared pages’,
etc.

I also frequently visit used book sites online such as:

www.abebooks.com

www.biblio.com

Internet Marketing Tip:

If you have a web site that focuses on a certain topic, like
mine does, ONLY list books for sale on Amazon dealing with that
topic on Amazon. Why? Everytime you sell a used book on that
topic you have a “lead” that you can follow-up with to sell your
online services and products!

I also have tried this with good success:

I find the MOST POPULAR book related to my website - Internet
marketing - on Amazon. Then I contact the wholesaler or
publisher and buy a dozen or more titles directly from the
publisher at 40% to 50% off the cover price. When I list them as
‘used’ books on Amazon I usually only make a $1 or $2 on each
book, but I get a lead for free! Yes, every person who buys that
‘used book’ from my son gets a printed ad with a special offer
to check out my special offers! Our conversion is VERY high…
45% and up depending on how closely the book matches my site’s
focus.

By the way, Amazon re-imburses you for shipping costs at Media
Mail rates. So your selling price minus your cost is your net
profit.

TO SUM: …it’s easy…it makes money…it costs you ZERO, NADA
to list your books…Amazon only takes a cut if you sell… and
it takes 1 hour each week to make an extra $100 bucks or more!

It’s not everyone’s cup of tea… but if you love books as much
as my son does, it’s ‘found money’.

05.19.08

Home Based Opportunity

Posted in Business Performance at 9:45 pm by

It seems home based business opportunities are a bit more common
in the US than in Europe. However the European marketplace is
quickly catching on to the phenomenon of home based business and
network marketing. The advantages of a home based business are
evident: low cost, flexible working hours and tax benefits, to
name but a few. But these advantages have pretty much been there
for many years, so why the sudden growth? Why do so many people
start their own home based business right now, and why would
network marketing be a good thing to consider for so many
others?

First of all there is worldwide economic uncertainty and many
economies are either facing a recession or are in the middle of
one. Turn open any newspaper and you can’t miss articles on
companies downsizing and laying off employees by the thousands.
Network marketing offers people the chance to create a part time
auxiliary income, right beside their day job. This kind of extra
income has proven a great help to many families across the
world. Of course many network marketers have made a full time
living out of there business. Some of them have made fortunes.
But this level of success, although available to anyone who is
willing to do the work, will not be for most people. Most
network marketers run a part time business for a small number of
hours a week earning them a couple hundred bucks a month.

Then there is the phenomenon of cocooning, where the consumer
tries to shield itself from all sorts of marketing messages.
Do-no-call lists are in place, making it harder and harder for
companies to get their messages across to the consumer. Network
marketing, which is based on moving a service or product to the
end consumer based on personal relationships, delivers a strong
answer to these challenges. More and more traditional companies
have discovered that network marketing is a very cost effective
way to reach consumers.

Of course we can’t forget about the internet. This technology
has greatly helped making the world smaller, making it easier to
find and disperse information. Network marketing companies have
pioneered the internet to inform, train and motivate their
independent distributors.

The cost of home office equipment has decreased considerably.
These days you can set up a home office for just a couple
hundred bucks. Some may argue that you don’t even need that
much. Any computer with an internet connection and a phone would
be enough for most network marketers to operate their business.
This makes it affordable for everyone to start a home based
business. Compare this to the cost of running a normal business
and it becomes clear why more and more people are being
attracted to a home based opportunity.

And then there is the growing lack of trust in the corporate
world. Not too long ago, people where quite used to having a job
for life. Or at least until they decided to quit. Nowadays many
people have come to realize that job security is a joke. Too
many people have lost their jobs more than once only to find out
that they were nothing but a number to their corporate employer.
It’s not just the fact that you have to go out to find another
job to feed your family. It’s also the fact that you’ve been
listening to your employer bloating about the importance of
their human assets when in the end in turns the employees where
just considered human asses.

Network marketing not only offers people a chance to create some
extra income, it also provides them with the opportunity to get
some of their dignity back. Helping them realize that they don’t
necessarily have to depend on their employers paycheck. The
support structures that many good network marketing companies
offer are a great help to individuals joining this type of
business. Not only will they receive the proper training on
their company’s products and services. They will also be
educated on personal development

The advantages of a home based business are evident and in the
near future we will certainly see more of it. Looking at today’s
trends in the economy it doesn’t take a genius to figure out
that the era of monolithic companies offering jobs for life has
ended. It’s time to have the courage to bet on yourself again
and home based business is a good way to do so. And for those
people that decide to take this step, taking a serious look at
network marketing is just common sense. Even in a time where
common sense isn’t that common anymore.

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Summer Sanity for Moms Juggling a Home-Based Career

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by Lesley Spencer, MSc; Founder & President HBWM.com Inc.

The relaxed pace of summer is peeking just around the corner.
And it is definitely welcome to many of us, but the challenge
and sometime stressful moments of balancing motherhood and work
is not always so welcome.

Like much of motherhood, being flexible is key and planning in
advance is a necessity. To help you make this summer the best it
can be with as little stress as possible, here are some tips for
balancing your many roles during the summer: — If you don’t
have a laptop, now is a great time to consider getting one
especially with wireless Internet connection. You can work just
about anywhere with your laptop and wireless connection. That
means portability to work in any room in your home as well as
work at locations in public with wireless connection - coffee
shops, public parks, airports, shopping areas, skating rinks and
more.

– Take convenience a step higher and make your laptop your
desktop computer by using a docking station. A docking station
allows you to still use your monitor and keyboard like a desktop
without the hassle of using two computer and transferring files
and emails back and forth. Laptop prices have dropped
dramatically and some laptops are as low as $500 while docking
stations start around $60. Now may be the time to make your
business work around your busy life more than ever.

– If you know your workload is going to be overwhelming, start
planning now what you can delegate. Perhaps, its time to hire a
Virtual Assistant to help you in your business. There are many
talented, capable VAs who can do anything from word processing
to data entry, to answering calls to respond to email to much
more. You can search for them and other talented home-based moms
in a variety of professions at: http://www.HBWM.com/memberdir.
Diana Ennen, a virtual assistant since 1985, of
http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com states to start looking now
and train them in what you want them to do to keep things
running smoothly. Chances are you’ll probably end up keeping
them even after the summer is over.

– Technology is a great thing. Look into what you can automate
in your business. Perhaps you can set up autoresponders when
someone purchases or requests something from your website. A few
sites that offer automation solutions include:
http://www.1automationwiz.com and
http://www.autoresponseplus.com.

Even with more portability, moms need some time to work, relax,
rejuvenate or just catch a breath. So what to do with those
sweet cherub-like children squealing and running underfoot?

– Check out the summer camps in your area. These days there are
camps for just about everything from sports to art to acting to
science. Check your local parenting publications. Many of them
have summer camp guides.

– Kid Swap? No, this isn’t a bad, new reality TV series. It’s
an opportunity to pre-arrange some play date exchanges with your
trusted friends and neighbors. Kids get to play and have fun and
moms get an opportunity to catch up on work or find a little
time for relaxation.

– Consider a Mom’s Helper. They can be great playmates and keep
your kids occupied while you work. You may hire someone once a
week, every morning or whatever your schedule and work requires.

With a little planning and forethought, you can make this summer
not only less stressful but actually enjoyable and fulfilling.
Take time now to get yourself ready. You and your kids will be
glad you did.

05.17.08

Finding that Work at Home Job - A Job in Itself

Posted in Business Performance at 11:34 am by

The trend of corporate America creating work at home jobs for
telecommuters is growing, which is good news for those of you
who are looking to do your work in your pajamas every day.
Technology has made the work at home job more appealing to both
bosses and employees, though it does not mean the trend has hit
the mainstream, so a work at home job can still be hard to find.
So prepare yourself for some hard work.

The most likely place to find a work at home job is at your
current place of employment. It may take some convincing, but
you could discuss a proposal to turn your position into a work
at home job. You could start off slowly working at home one or
two days per week and eventually allowing you work to be
completely done out of your home. Remember, most telecommuters
did not get hired to work at home, the position just evolved
into a work at home job. Also realize that many companies
require that you live close to the main office or have the
ability to travel to the corporate headquarters periodically.

Freelancing is another way to get a work at home job. A
freelancer is someone who is hired on a contractual basis to do
work for specific companies. However nice it is to be your own
boss, you need to remember that there are no company benefits
offered and you need to be able to handle running and being
responsible for all the aspect of owning your own business.
However, this is the fastest growing work at home job available
to almost anyone.

Also, realize that finding a work at home job takes time, and it
will require a lot of patience. Sometimes it is beneficial to
build up certain skills in the areas of writing, computers,
graphic design, and more. The more skilled you are, the easier
it will be for you to find a work at home job. These
telecommuting jobs are highly sought after, so you need to make
yourself marketable and more aggressive than the competition.
This also means that you have to have a great resume or cover
letter.

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05.14.08

Four Sure-Fire Ways to Generate Targeted Traffic to Your Website

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Four Sure-Fire Ways to Generate Targeted Traffic to Your Website

You’ve probably heard hundreds of different ideas on increasing
your website’s traffic. Unfortunately, many of these ideas such
as traffic exchanges are completely useless and will never
deliver the type of targeted traffic you need to succeed online.
However, there are proven methods you can use to develop a
steady stream of hungry buyers. Most are very simple, and a few
are completely free. Here are four sure-fire ways to generate
targeted traffic to your website.

1. Traffic Equalizer

Traffic equalizer is a powerful piece of software that generates
thousands of keyword rich web pages to promote your website.

Here’s how it works:

After developing a list of keywords related to your niche, you
upload your keyword list into the software along with the
advertisement for your website. Traffic Equalizer will create
one search engine friendly page for each keyword you enter. As
you can imagine, you’ll soon have thousands of targeted links to
your website. This will not only increase your Google page rank,
but also deliver a constant stream of new traffic.

Many people are now using the software not only for their own
websites, but also for promoting affiliate programs. No matter
how you use it, it will definitely increase the amount of people
visiting your website.

2. Google AdWords

Google is the most popular search engine on the internet and by
tapping into their popularity you are able to establish a new
avenue of traffic. Within their search results, Google allows
you to place a three line ad for your product or service on the
right side of the page. For as little as .05 a click, your ad
will show up on the first page of search results. This is a
fantastic way of targeting people who are interested in your
niche. AdWords is especially useful if you’re selling an
informational product.

For more information on the AdWords program, be sure to visit
Google’s website:

http://www.google.com/ads

3. Content is King

There are millions of websites on the internet today but very
few offer quality content. Search engines love content, and they
will reward you for providing it. The secret to success with
content based websites is research. You’ll need to uncover
popular keywords related to your niche and then write articles
focused on those keywords. As the search engines spider your
website, they’ll notice that you’re not only providing keywords
but actual content. You’ll soon see your website rising in the
search engines and a consistent increase in traffic.

If you have trouble writing your own content, there are quite a
few writers that will write the information for you. Visit
Google.com and do a search for “content writing.” Many of the
popular internet marketing forums will also have people offering
to write content at a discounted rate.

4. Write Articles

Articles are a great way to advertise your product or service
and create back links to your website. Informative articles are
generally picked up by ezine publishers and delivered into their
subscriber’s inboxes. You’ll instantly have thousands readers
viewing your article. You’ll want to create interest by writing
an appealing ad for your website and placing it inside your
resource box. When a large ezine owner publishes your article,
you can expect a wave of visitors who are eager to purchase your
product or service.

Articles also create back links that increase your Google page
rank. This will lead to higher rankings in the search engines
and an increase in search engine traffic.

Don’t underestimate the power of each of the four methods.
Google AdWords will deliver instant traffic while the others
will slowly build overtime. The key to success is staying with
one or all of them until you’re successful. And before long,
you’ll have soon forgotten the time when your website had little
or no traffic. Now go out there and build your traffic!